With the NFL draft over and rookie camps underway, it is a good time to evaluate the draft picks and see what kind of impacts the projected contributors will make.
Let’s take a look at the Packers draft picks and project some stats for the early role players:
Edge Rusher Lukas Van Ness
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Sacks: 7.0
Tackles for loss: 9.0
The trend of taking defensive players in the first round continues for Green Bay with the super-talented Lukas Van Ness selection. Though he may not break the starting lineup in his rookie year (he didn’t start a game in college either), he should be hard to keep off the field in a rotation given his physical skills.